Resting Without Betraying Their Memory
The day is finally ending, and the armor you wore to get through it is heavy on your shoulders. You are afraid that if you finally let go, the sharp edges of their memory will soften into something unrecognizable.
You think holding onto the pain is the only way to honor how they felt. But the light does not ask you to carry the wound forever to prove you loved them.
There is a peace waiting for you that is not a betrayal, but a resting place. The love you shared was not made of your suffering; it was made of the light that held you both.
You can put the weight down now. The memory remains, even when the grip loosens.
Drawing from
John 14:27, Revelation 21:4
Verses
John 14:27, Revelation 21:4
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